Voting Absentee

Town Election is ONLY a week away! Getting out the vote for the election is critical! We cannot take any vote for granted. We cannot assume this will pass the ballot box. There is an active opposition to this effort. YOU must vote in the March 26 election for this measure to go forward. 

Will you be away for the weekend? Will you be working? Will you be at a sports tournament all day in another town? Make arrangements TODAY to vote absentee! 

In addition, do you have friends that you know who will be away? Are there other local parents who will be at that sports tournament? Do you work with other town residents? Reach out to them to ask that they make sure they vote, too. You can even print out extra absentee ballot request forms to help them along.

The state allows for absentee voting if you will be away from town on the day of the voting. First, download the following form from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absentee_ballot.pdf

Fill out the form in its entirety. Then you have several options:

• Mail the form to the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk can then mail you the ballot. Please note: One week to the election is not a lot of time! Make sure you return the ballot promptly, with sufficient postage!
• Take form into the Town Clerk's office yourself. You will be able to complete your absentee ballot right then and there.
• Have a family member take the form into the Town Clerk's office for you. The family member can pick up the ballot for you. Once you have completed the ballot, mail it back, or have your family member return it.

In any case, the absentee ballot MUST be back in the hands of the Town Clerk no later than 12NOON on Friday March 25!

Town Clerk's office

Town Hall

878 Tremont Street

781-934-1100; EXT. 150

Hours

Monday: 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Tuesday – Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Friday: 8:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

Call if coming between noon and 1:00pm.

Additional information about voting absentee in Massachusetts is here:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howabs.htm

You can also call the Town Clerk, Nancy Oates, with any questions.